Korean Dictionary
How to say "Spicy stir-fried chicken" in Korean
“Spicy stir-fried chicken” in Korean is 닭갈비 (pronounced "Dakgalbi").
닭갈비
Dakgalbi
Usage & Context
Spicy marinated chicken stir-fried with vegetables in gochujang sauce. Chuncheon city is famous for dakgalbi and has an entire street dedicated to it. Often cooked on a large round pan at the table. Adding rice or noodles at the end is highly recommended.
Example Sentence
춘천 닭갈비는 먹어봤어요? 정말 맛있어요.
Have you tried Chuncheon dakgalbi? It's really delicious.
How to use 닭갈비 naturally
Quick answer
The Korean word for “Spicy stir-fried chicken” is 닭갈비, romanized as Dakgalbi.
Usage tip
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Common mistake
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Pronunciation Guide
Pronounced 'dahk-gahl-bee' — 'dak' rhymes with 'dock,' 'gal' rhymes with 'gall,' and 'bi' rhymes with 'bee.' The 'k' and 'g' blend together slightly, almost like 'dahg-gal-bee.'
More Example Sentences
recommending a day trip to a tourist
춘천에 가면 닭갈비 꼭 먹어야 돼요.
If you go to Chuncheon, you have to eat dakgalbi.
dining advice while eating dakgalbi together
마지막에 볶음밥 추가하는 거 잊지 마세요.
Don't forget to add the fried rice at the end.
ordering at a dakgalbi restaurant
치즈 닭갈비 하나랑 막국수 하나 주세요.
One cheese dakgalbi and one makguksu, please.
Cultural Context
Chuncheon is so synonymous with 닭갈비 that the city's main draw is '닭갈비 골목' — an entire alley of restaurants all serving the same dish on huge round cast-iron pans. The sequence matters: staff grill the marinated chicken with cabbage, sweet potato, and tteok (rice cake) right at your table, and the meal ritually ends with 볶음밥 (fried rice) stirred into the leftover sauce, or 라면사리 (ramen noodles) dropped into the pan. Cheese dakgalbi — with a ring of melted mozzarella around the edge — became a huge trend in the 2010s and is now standard at most chains like 유가네 and 홍초불닭.
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Common Phrases
닭갈비 2인분 주세요.
Two servings of dakgalbi, please.
마지막에 볶음밥 해 주세요.
Please make fried rice at the end.
치즈 추가해 주세요.
Please add extra cheese.
Related Expressions
불닭
bul-dak
fire chicken (spicy grilled chicken)
고추장
go-chu-jang
Korean red chili paste
볶음밥
bo-kkeum-bap
fried rice
치즈 닭갈비
chi-jeu dak-gal-bi
cheese dakgalbi
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